Brain fart

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A brain fart is a special kind of abnormal brain activity which results in human error while preforming a repetitive task.[1][2] More generally, a brain fart can be any task related forgetfulness, such as forgetting how to hold a fork. Tom Eichele, a neuroscientist at the University of Bergen in Norway, was part of an international team of researchers who identified evidence that the brain fart is detectable in brain scans up to 30 seconds before the mistake is actually made. The researchers suspect the abnormal behavior is the result of the brain attempting to save effort on a task by entering a more restful state. The scientists detailed their findings on 21 April 2008 online in the journal Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences. The scientific term they gave the phenomenon is "maladaptive brain activity change."[3]

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  1. ^ Scientists decode brain farts: Up to 30 seconds before your goof, the brain starts acting abnormally. MSNBC (2008-04-21).
  2. ^ Choi, Charles Q. (2008-04-21). Mind-Reading Hat Could Prevent Brain Farts. Livescience.com.
  3. ^ Eichele, Tom; et al. (2008-04-21). Prediction of human errors by maladaptive changes in event-related brain networks. Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.

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Eichele, Tom; et al. (2008-04-21). Prediction of human errors by maladaptive changes in event-related brain networks. Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.

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